The Boston Red Sox shocked the city of New York on Tuesday night when they stormed back from down 1-0 to win the game to take a 1-game lead in the Wild Card series. Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet was untouchable after the second inning and dominated the Yankees all night long.
Crochet allowed a home run to Anthony Volpe in the second inning for the only Yankees run of the night. The Sox trailed 1-0 until the 7th inning when Masataka Yoshida hit a pinch-hit two-run single to take a 2-1 lead. Alex Bregman would add on in the 9th, and the Red Sox won 3-1. The story of the night was about Crochet's gem. He pitched 7.1 innings with 11 strikeouts on 117 pitches. He allowed just four hits and used his dominant fastball to get the job done.
His fastball velocity was unreal all night. In the 8th